Potamkin v. Wells Fargo & Co.

Citations

• 63 Pa. Super. 222
• 1916 Pa. Super. LEXIS 141

Syllabus

<p>Common earners — Shipment of fish — Came laws — Conflict of laws — Interstate commerce — Illegal contract.</p> <p>Where the statutes of another state makes it illegal for any person who has not a license to ship any fish caught in the waters of the state, and also makes it illegal for any carrier to receive from such person a shipment of fish, an unlicensed person may, notwithstanding the statute, recover the value of fish which he has delivered to a carrier, and which had been lost through the carrier’s neglect. In such a case although the shipment is contrary to law, the shipper does not require the aid of the illegal transaction to make out his case, and he may recover.</p>